verja

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Faroese

Verb

verja (third person singular past indicative vardi, third person plural past indicative vardu, supine vart)

  1. to defend
  2. to protect

Conjugation

Conjugation of verja (group v-17)
infinitive verja
supine vart
participle (a7)1 verjandi vardur
present past
first singular verji vardi
second singular verjir vardi
third singular verjir vardi
plural verja vardu
imperative
singular verj!
plural verjið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
  • verji (guardian, defender)

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną.

Verb

verja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative varði, supine varið)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to defend, guard, protect
  2. (law, transitive, with accusative) to defend (represent [a defendant] in a court of law)
  3. (ditransitive, with accusative and dative) to protect (something [acc.]) against (something [dat.])
  4. (transitive, with dative) to prevent
  5. (ditransitive, with dative and accusative) to prevent (someone, something [dat.]) from entering, taking (something [acc.])
  6. (transitive, with accusative) to cover with a protective layer or coating (e.g. corrugated iron or a coat of paint)
  7. (transitive, with dative) to make use of, to spend (time)
Conjugation
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Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse verja, from Proto-Germanic *warjǭ.

Noun

verja f (genitive singular verju, nominative plural verjur)

  1. armour, protection
  2. contraceptive device, especially referring to a condom
Declension
    Declension of verja
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative verja verjan verjur verjurnar
accusative verju verjuna verjur verjurnar
dative verju verjunni verjum verjunum
genitive verju verjunnar verja verjanna
Synonyms

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse verja.

Alternative forms

Verb

verja (present tense verjar, past tense verja, past participle verja, passive infinitive verjast, present participle verjande, imperative verja/verj)
verja (present tense ver, past tense varde, past participle vart, passive infinitive verjast, present participle verjande, imperative ver)

  1. to defend, protect
    Kven skal verja oss no?
    Who is going to protect us now?

Etymology 2

Noun

verja f

  1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of verje

References


Spanish

Etymology

From French verge (rod).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɾxa/ [ˈbeɾ.xa]

Noun

verja f (plural verjas)

  1. gate, railing (usually an iron gate with balusters)
  2. fence (often made of trellis)
    Synonyms: cerca, valla

Further reading